abstract Research Summary Researchers increasingly use unstructured text data to
construct quantitative variables for analysis. This goal has traditionally been achieved using …

We review articles about corporate political activity (CPA) published in Business & Society
since its beginnings 60 years ago and in a set of other leading management journals over …

Building on the dynamic capabilities literature and natural‐resource‐based view, the paper
examines whether firms can attain sales growth through a range of sustainability‐oriented …

We advance resource dependence theory (RDT) by answering calls for theorizing on both
how being dependent on external entities for resources affects firms and the heterogeneous …

Politically connected firms critically rely on their sociopolitical capital to compete; however, a
policy-induced loss of board political connections may pose a serious challenge for focal …

Abstract Research Summary Organizational stigma has been commonly associated with a
number of negative economic externalities in prior literature, but the mechanism by which …

Building on literature in political CSR and corporate political activity (CPA) as well as
responsible innovation and responsible lobbying, we introduce a framework to assess the …

Screening theory explains how decision-makers search for and use external cues to
overcome information asymmetry problems under conditions of uncertainty. We introduce …

This study responds to recent calls in the strategic management literature to examine firm
strategies that influence the decision of short sellers to target firms. Using precepts from …

Research summary We investigate how congressional stock purchases may impact investor
expectations of firm outcomes. Specifically, we argue that because there is information …